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John Thompson User is Offline

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02/01/2008 8:46 PM
As a little kid wandering around the boat drag pits I remember always hearing how fast a boat was, not how quick. My cousin ran the 95-100 MPH class in the 60's. Two boats would idle up to a guy on a float and if boats were lined up (close but not perfect) when they got to him he dropped the flag, if not they circled around and tried again. My question is when did they start using lights, rolling starts and keeping track of the time, not just speed? John Thompson 'an old guy with an old boat' Clear Lake, Northern California
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02/03/2008 7:30 PM
Am I the oldest guy here? Nobody wants to even guess? Maybe my memory is going and there was starting lights. Naw, there was a guy on a float, no lights. John Thompson 'an old guy with an old boat' Clear Lake, Northern California

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02/04/2008 12:37 AM
Flat out, I won't tell you my age , but your not the oldest . Ha! I rememder perris very well.

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02/08/2008 12:23 AM
271 views of my post and no knows? John Thompson 'an old guy with an old boat' Clear Lake, Northern California

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02/08/2008 6:36 PM
I know that the poster was made the year I was born. Ok, I'll take a wag at it. 1969? *I LOVE THE SMELL OF NITRO BURNING ON THE COOSA & SAVANNAH* God Bless Our Troops

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02/08/2008 8:55 PM
My Gosh its Brad! How have you been doing Brad? Good I hope. I really do not know when the lights came about. I am just curious. I would guess early to mid 70's. By the way I am going to put on an old farts convention and I was hoping you could be the guest speaker! We could talk about rocking chair upgrades or how to cover up when you forget to zip up after the restroom, or how to slow down dribbles from the corner of the mouth or..... What the hell, I forgot what I was talking about........ Nice to hear from you Brad (I just turned up my hearing aid) John Thompson 'an old guy with an old boat' Clear Lake, Northern California

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02/09/2008 3:19 PM
I'll be the speaker and my topic will be "Why not to trust a fart past the age of 40". I've been well and needing some liquid Q fix bad. I hope all is well with you too. *I LOVE THE SMELL OF NITRO BURNING ON THE COOSA & SAVANNAH* God Bless Our Troops

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02/09/2008 6:02 PM
I started racing circle jets in 1971 for a couple of years and best I can remember they started using timing lights in 1973 in the TX area. Jerry Davis War Party TAF 556

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02/11/2008 11:49 PM
Thanks Jerry, So I guess I am right about they were going for speed, not time. John Thompson 'an old guy with an old boat' Clear Lake, Northern California

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06/16/2008 4:29 PM
My first race was in March 72', NDBA Spring Opener, Long Beach Marine Stadium. They had lights, recorded ET and MPH. At the time, unlike today, qualifying was determined by speed (MPH), not ET. Boats made singles during qualifying, as they could only record the speed and ET of one boat. On race day, only the winners received an ET and MPH. Don Herndon

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06/16/2008 6:57 PM
Hey Don, welcome and thanks for sharing the info.

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